Editorial: Golden Gate Bridge suicide barrier is making a difference

The steel nets strung below the east side of the Golden Gate Bridge are doing their job dissuading people from choosing it as the place to end their lives.

Installation was completed in 2024, and in 2025, four people died after jumping from the landmark span.

Each of those deaths is a tragedy, but before the net was installed an average of 30 people were reported as having taken their lives at the bridge.

The 2025 reported deaths is a significant decrease.

The number...